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Marseille

  • Niang 70’

Porto

  • Gonzalez 79’ (pen.)
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  • Live Commentary

    Time:90'
    • Marseille
    • Porto
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    • 90+3' It is all over here in Marseille.
    • 90+2' Lisandro with a late chance... he cannot score though. Porto will have wanted three points after their first-half performance.
    • 90' Three minutes of injury time to play.
    • 88' L'OM sub: Ayew in for Cisse.
    • 88' There is plenty of action in midfield as the teams battle it out. Somehow though I expect a draw from here.
    • 84' Marseille are in control now, Cisse with the latest try on goal. A corner kick... kept out by Porto.
    • 79' Lucho sticks it away for 1-1!!!
    • 78' Mandanda out quickly as Lisandro nicks it past him... POSTIGA SKIES THE OPEN NET - BUT IT IS A PENALTY!
    • 74' Stepanov exacts retribution on Niang and is also shown a yellow.
    • 72' Niang booked for a foul on Quaresma.
    • 72' Porto change: Leandro Lima on for Raul Meireles.
    • 70' Marseille made a sub just before the goal: Taiwo in for Givet.
    • 69' Cisse broke through on the right and smacked a low cross-cum-shot into the six-yard box where Niang got a foot to it to finish and set the home fans celebrating.
    • 69' BUT FOR MARSEILLE!!!! (That is goal in French, by the way.)
    • 66' Bosingwa and Lucho commit fouls on Marseille players. What do we have to do to get a goal - or even a shot - around here?
    • 59' Little happening at the moment in this match.
    • 55' Marseille sub: Arrache on for veteran Zenden.
    • 51' A ball through puts Postiga clear on the left... he bears down on goal and strikes it... into the side netting! Golden chance for Porto.
    • 49' Quaresma allows the ball to drop and volleys it from an angle... wide of the near post. For a minute it looked destined for inside the near post.
    • 47' Porto again with the attacking play right at the start of this half. Mandanda rises to punch under pressure.
    • 46' The second period begins in France, on that could prove crucial at the top of this group. Whoever wins will go top - and a draw would keep l'OM there.
    • - Porto make a change at the break. Postiga is on for Gonzalez.
    • 45+2' Half time in France.
    • 45+1' Cheyrou looks to score for Marseille but it is off-target.
    • 45' Into injury time...
    • 41' The only thing lacking from Porto's game in this first half is a quality final ball. They have had devilish shots and passed the ball in Marseille's half of the pitch for long periods, but cannot apply a finishing touch to the moves.
    • 37' The match has turned niggly, with both teams committing fouls.
    • 34' Zenden takes a feee-kick for l'OM... Helton makes the save! A rare try on goal from the home team.
    • 30' Little in the way of goalmouth action in the last minutes. The Marseille fans are behind their team, but they must be concerned at the way they are playing.
    • 26' Bosingwa acting as a target for Porto's attacks and Quaresma still taunting his opponents at will. If you're a betting man, stick a fiver on an away win - just don't come round my house to 'get' me if they don't.
    • 22' Lisandro offside as Porto keep up the pressure. The away side have won both of the previous meetings between these clubs.
    • 19' Raul Meireles with the free-kick... IT COMES OFF THE POST AGAIN!!! What does the lad have to do to score? Porto are well on top.
    • 15' There is a tense atmosphere inside this massive ground as Marseille struggle to impose themselves on this match. Their 100 percent record may be in jeopardy at this rate.
    • 10' Raul Meireles takes a ball into his feet from Quaremsa and UNLEASHES HELL! Mandanda tipped it onto the post brilliantly!
    • 7' Porto with a lot of the ball in the first exchanges. Quaresma in particular is looking to create something from midfield...
    • 4' Bosingwa is next to have a pop as the Portuguese take the game to the French side.
    • 2' Assuncao on the charge early on for Porto. His effort does not find the target.
    • 1' The match gets underway in the south of France.
    • - Welcome to eurosport.yahoo.com's LIVE text commentary on the Champions League Group A match between Marseille and Porto from the Stade Velodrome.

  • Team Stats

    Marseille Stats Porto
    52% Possession 48%
    8 Shots 14
    4 Shots on target 3
    0 Saves 0
    6 Corners 4
    17 Fouls 23
    0 Offsides 0
    2 Yellow cards 1
    0 Red cards 0
    29 Tackles 22
    287 Accurate passes 264
    51 Bad passes 52

  • Player Stats

    G =
    Goals
    S =
    Shots
    SoT =
    Shot on Target
    F =
    Fouls
    FW =
    Fouls Won
    O =
    Offsides
    A =
    Assists
    AP =
    Accurate Passes
    BP =
    Bad Passes
    T =
    Tackles
    • Marseille
      G S SoT F FW O A AP BP T
      30 Steve Mandanda 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 10 1 0
      15 Ronald Zubar 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 33 2 3
      32 Gaël Givet 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 15 4 0
      24 Laurent Bonnart 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 33 0 10
      5 Jacques Faty 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 25 3 0
      28 Mathieu Valbuena 0 1 0 3 3 0 0 40 10 2
      7 Benoit Cheyrou 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 39 9 2
      19 Lorik Cana 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 34 2 8
      10 Boudewijn Zenden 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 12 4 0
      9 Djibril Cisse 0 1 0 3 1 0 1 13 4 0
      11 Mamadou Niang 1 4 3 7 3 0 0 27 5 2
      13 Salim Arrache 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 2 2 2
      29 André Ayew 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      8 Wilson Oruma 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      21 Matt Moussilou 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      3 Taye Taiwo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 5 0
      17 Modeste M'Bami 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      16 Sebastien Hamel 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    • Porto
      G S SoT F FW O A AP BP T
      1 Helton Helton 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 7 0 0
      4 Milan Stepanov 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 31 1 0
      13 Jorge Fucile 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 27 10 6
      2 Bruno Alves 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 30 8 1
      7 Ricardo Quaresma 0 1 0 2 3 0 0 18 3 0
      6 Paulo Assuncao 0 2 0 3 1 0 0 29 3 6
      16 Raúl Meireles 0 4 1 0 2 0 0 16 6 1
      8 Luis González 1 2 1 1 2 0 0 39 10 2
      12 José Bosingwa 0 1 0 3 3 0 0 35 0 5
      11 Mariano Gonzalez 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 9 0 0
      9 Lisandro López 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 17 9 0
      17 Tarik Sektioui 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      33 Nuno Simões do Espírito Santo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      5 Marek Cech 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      23 Helder Postiga 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 2 1
      3 Pedro Emanuel 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      20 Luis Leandro Abreu de Lima 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
      18 Mario Bolatti 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

  • Summary

    • - Thank you for joining eurosport.yahoo.com for tonight's Champions League action. We'll be back with the UEFA Cup on Thursday and major domestic leagues at the weekend - so join us again!
    • 79' Lucho sticks it away for 1-1!!!
    • 78' Mandanda out quickly as Lisandro nicks it past him... POSTIGA SKIES THE OPEN NET - BUT IT IS A PENALTY!
    • 69' BUT FOR MARSEILLE!!!! (That is goal in French, by the way.)
    • 51' A ball through puts Postiga clear on the left... he bears down on goal and strikes it... into the side netting! Golden chance for Porto.
    • 34' Zenden takes a feee-kick for l'OM... Helton makes the save! A rare try on goal from the home team.
    • 19' Raul Meireles with the free-kick... IT COMES OFF THE POST AGAIN!!! What does the lad have to do to score? Porto are well on top.
    • 10' Raul Meireles takes a ball into his feet from Quaremsa and UNLEASHES HELL! Mandanda tipped it onto the post brilliantly!
    • - Welcome to eurosport.yahoo.com's LIVE text commentary on the Champions League Group A match between Marseille and Porto from the Stade Velodrome.

Live Team Line-Up

  • Referee: Manuel Enrique Mejuto González

  • Marseille

    Manager: Eric Gerets

    On the Field

    • Mandanda
    • Bonnart
    • Zubar
    • Faty
    • Givet
    • Cana
    • Cheyrou
    • Niang
    • Valbuena
    • Zenden
    • Cissé

    Subs

    • M'Bami
    • Hamel
    • Oruma
    • Moussilou
    • Arrache
    • Taiwo
    • Ayew

    Injured

    None

    Suspended

    None

  • Porto

    Manager: Jesulado Ferreira

    Captain: Lucho Gonzalez

    On the Field

    • da Silva
    • Bosingwa
    • Stepanov
    • Alves
    • Fucile
    • Assuncao
    • Gonzalez
    • Meireles
    • Quaresma
    • Gonzalez
    • Lopez

    Subs

    • Nuno
    • Postiga
    • Cech
    • Sektioui
    • Pedro Emanuel
    • Bolatti
    • Lima

    Injured

    None

    Suspended

    None